Politicians afraid of being ‘soft’ on drugs

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Another month and yet another report questioning Britain’s drugs laws. It is
no longer just the think-tanks and drugs charities. Senior police officers
and the Government’s own official advisers on drugs policy have both asked
how far legislation is a realistic option in tackling drug taking.

Today’s recommendations are issued after reports from the Commons Home Affairs
Select Committee and the UK Drug Policy Commission have, in their own ways,
demanded an overhaul of existing policy and laws.

A growing consensus wants the Misuse of Drugs Act, the law regulating drugs in
the UK, reformed so that it deals with